Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 4/21/25
Instead of tariffs, I’m going to talk about tolerance. Instead of fighting, about forgiveness. And instead of arms, accountability. Yesterday was a rare day in that it was the final day of Passover, which some consider the holiest holiday of Judaism,
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 4/14/25
I’ve done a great deal of consulting involving “empowering” workforces (today often called “agency”). I define “empowerment” as having control over the decisions that influence the outcome of your work. I devised a “playing field” metaphor, that showed the boundaries
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 4/7/25
I hope you’ll allow me the freedom NOT to comment at the moment on the tariffs, recriminations, court filings, and the prospect of Doomsday. What I’d prefer to focus on is making you effective, prosperous, and positive under any conditions. And
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 3/31/25
How’s your ego? “Ego” is usually and colloquially identified as a sense of self-esteem. In psychology it’s that aspect of the mind that referees between the conscious and unconscious and tests for reality and personal identity. (I’m not going into “id”
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 3/24/25
About 45 years ago I managed both Asia and Latin America for a consulting firm in Princeton (and later, North America). I've also had two speaking tours in South America. Maria and I had the chance over the past two
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 3/17/25
Othello is a tragedy in five acts, written by William Shakespeare around 1604 and published in 1622. It’s based on an Italian novella called (in English) A Moorish Captain by Giraldi. It was written 600 years ago as a morality lesson, challenging the
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 3/10/25
Life goes on. I’m fortunate to have friends and colleagues and clients all over the world. Many of them are understandably gobsmacked at the political machinations in the US at the moment. Frankly, a lot of Americans are flummoxed. Eggs are
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 3/3/25
I’ve decided to make an exception and be self-indulgent today (my wife, the lovely Maria, asked, “How would your readers know?”) because, most of you are reading this on March 3, which is my birthday. Yes, I’m a Pisces, which
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 2/24/2025
Early in the morning, especially on weekends, AM radio in the US has an assortment of questionable (I’m being polite) ads. I call them AMscam. On TV we see them as infomercials. They involve an “authority” you’ve never heard of
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 2/17/2025
Recency bias is the overemphasis on recent experiences. For example, I never really noticed pickup trucks. I saw them, but couldn't tell one brand from another, figured they were used by contractors. But my wife suggested that we buy a